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Bow & Arrow creates look for Carphone Warehouse network iD
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Brunel shaft reimagined as entertainment space after 150 years
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Playgroup looks to create arresting identity for College of Policing
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Proposals unveiled for Guggenheim Helsinki
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How Michael Wolff and NB Studio hatched Ken the Spring Chicken
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We speak to designers who have struck out on their own and ask: “What one piece of advice would you give to designers setting up their own businesses?”
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